Recipients of the PDSA's Dickin Medal, the animal version of the Victoria Cross

Endal the Labrador was voted Dog of the Millennium and given the PDSA's coveted Gold Medal for saving his master Allen Parton's life in 2001 after he had been knocked from his wheelchair by a car. Endal dragged his owner into the recovery position, pulled a blanket over him and ran to a hotel barking for help. He's seen here at the grave of Simon the cat at the re-opening of the PDSA Animal Cemetery in Ilford.Picture: Stephen Lock